and my family, and to give our grandchildren a better start in life than Nava’s or my own parents had been able to do. In the end, we didn’t move to Kfar Shmaryahu. But that was because of an even more profound change in my life: I separated from Nava, after more than 30 years together. When we had begun plans t

first experience of how far I was from being a “private citizen” in the eyes of the Israeli public. When it became known we were planning to move to Kfar Shmaryahu near Tel Aviv, one of the wealthiest places in Israel, all hell broke loose. How could you, I was asked. I couldn’t resist joking that I just wanted

and my family, and to give our grandchildren a better start in life than Nava's or my own parents had been able to do. In the end, we didn't move to Kfar Shmaryahu. But that was because of an even more profound change in my life: I separated from Nava, after more than 30 years together. When we had begun plans t

first experience of how far I was from being a "private citizen" in the eyes of the Israeli public. When it became known we were planning to move to Kfar Shmaryahu near Tel Aviv, one of the wealthiest places in Israel, all hell broke loose. How could you, I was asked. I couldn't resist joking that I just wanted